One sent to hospital after East Fishkill furnace explosion

One East Fishkill resident was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a furnace explosion Friday morning.

The East Fishkill Fire District responded to a home on Tree Line Drive at 8:45 a.m. after a neighbor called in to report an explosion, according to Fire Chief Kevin Geysen.

Geysen said a “furnace problem” in the basement caused the explosion, and one resident of the home was transported by East Fishkill ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Though the explosion did not cause a fire, Geysen said it did cause structural damage to the house, and the residents “will need to find an alternative place to live” as the home is currently “not inhabitable.”

Thirty-five firefighters responded to the home, according to Geysen. None were injured.

The Village of Fishkill Fire Department, as well as MobileLife Ambulance, were on scene. New Hackensack Fire District relocated for standby coverage, Geysen said.